NCJ Number
18974
Date Published
1975
Length
20 pages
Annotation
OVERALL CRIME PICTURE IN THE UNITED STATES AND SUGGESTED PREVENTIVE AND CONTROL PRACTICES FOR PHARMACIES, PHARMACY ASSOCIATIONS, POLICE, COMMUNITY, AND COURTS.
Abstract
STATISTICALLY, PHARMACY BURGLARIES OUTNUMBER ROBBERIES ROUGHLY 5 TO 1, ALTHOUGH THE RATIO VARIES DEPENDING ON THE URBAN, SUBURBAN, OR RURAL LOCATION. SUGGESTED BURGLARY PREVENTION PRACTICES INCLUDE BUILDING OUTER PERIMETER SECURITY, STORE LAYOUT, CONTROLLED DRUG STORAGE AND HANDLING, ALARM SYSTEMS, AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.